Boot



Sept. 20; 1927. 1,642,715

- J. L. BARRETT BOOT Filed March 1, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor Jsse Z liar)??? Sept. 20, 1927.

J. L. BARRETT BOOT Filed March 1, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 20, 1 927.

v UNITED JESSE L. BARRETT, OF MOMILLAN, MICHIGAN.'

BOOT.

Application filed March 1, 1927. Serial No. 17l,822.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in boots and has for its primary object to provide a highly novel, useful and relatively inexpensive boot that is primarily, though not necessarily for use by lumbermen as well as other persons engaged in out of door worker play, particularly during snowy and cold weather.

The invention aims to provide a boot that is constructed at its foot portion of such a material as to maintain the foot relatively warm, even during very low temperatures, and having an upper constructed for tight engagement around the leg of the wearer so that snow, water, and the like will not enter therein.

The invention further aims to provide such a boot that is of neat appearance and one that will allow all natural foot and leg movements without discomfiture to the wearer which is one of the main disadvantages of the character of boots now universally in use.

It is a further object of this invention'to provide a boot wherein the foot portion thereof is constructed of relatively thick but pliable felt for maintaining the foot warm and wherein the upper is formed of leather or other heavy and durable material.

With the foregoing and other objects in view as the nature of the invention will be better understood, the same comprises the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my im proved boot.

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail section through the foot and a portion of the upper of the boot.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary section through the front of the boot upper for more clearly disclosing the tongue structure thereof.

Figure 5 is a transverse section taken through the toe of the boot foot substantially upon the line 5 5 of Figure 1, and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary section through the boot heel taken substantially upon the line 66 of the same figure.

Now having particular reference to the drawings, my novel boot consistsof a foot portion A, and an upper B, the foot portion A is formed entirely of felt closed at its bottom as indicated in Figures 3 and 5, and equipped at its bottom with a sole and heel 5 and 6, respectively, also constructed of felt-. Arranged upon the heel of the foot portion A is a conventionalstiffening counter 7 of leather or other suitable material, while said footeportion A is shaped as to provlde a'skirt 8 that in reality forms a part of the upper B of the boot, as indicated in Figure 3. i I i The upper B consists of a conventionally shaped strip of leather or other suitable heavy and durable material 9 that is arranged around the heel and sides of the foot A, slightly below the upper edge of the counter 7 after which the same is secured throughout the entire lower edge thereof to the felt foot and also to the counter by at least two rows of stitching 10--10.

The width of the strip of leather or other material 9 forming this upper is such that when secured to the foot portion of the boot, the edges of the said strip will be in spaced relation as clearly indicated in Figures 2 and 4. g

The edges of this upper forming strip of leather or other material is so shaped as to conform to the curvature of the ankle and the calf of the leg when the same is tightly bound upon the ankle and the leg of the wearer.

Arranged at its outer surface of the instep portion of the foot skirt 8 is the lower end of a tongue insert 11 preferably of the same material, as that forming the upper body, this insert being of much greater width than the normal space between the edges of the upper and being secured at its edges to the edges of said upper strip by spaced eyelets 12 and rows of stitching 1313 at opposite sides of said eyelets.

Arranged over the lower end of the tongue insert 11 is a reinforcing tab 14 secured to the insert and to the foot skirt 8 at its upper edge by stitching 15 and at its lower edge directly to the boot foot portion by the rows of stitching 1010 previously mentioned as securing the lower edge of the upper 9 to said foot.

Obviously the eyelets 12 are for rece ving a suitable lacing so that-the upper 9 may be tightly bound upon the ankle and leg of the a wearer. In actual practice, heavy rubber shoes are to be arranged upon the foot portions of a pair of boots constructed in accordance with this invention so that Water or moisture will not contact the felt foot portion and seep therethrough. I

It will thus be seen that I have provided a highly novel simple, and relatively inex- 1 pensive boot construction that is well adapt Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is In a boot of the class described, a foot 3 portion constructed'of one piece of felt, the

bottom thereof being closed, a sole and heel 20 secured to the closed bottom of the foot pertion and being also of felt, said foot portion beingformed with an upwardly extending skirt to provide a portion of the boot upper raleather countersecured to the outer face of the heel portion of the foot portion, :55 an upper structure consisting of a strip of leather, the lower edgeportion thereof extendmgaround the heel portion and the sides of the foot and being stitched thereto the front of the upper being open 'a' tongueiii 7 form ng strip secured at its lower end to the outer side of the instep portion of said skirt, the side edges of the strip comprising the tongue being stitched to the adjacent edges of the upper, and a reinforcing tab arranged over the lower end of the tongue and secured to the instep portion of the foot skirt. 7

in testimony whereof I affix my signature. JESSE L. BARRETT. 

